Similarities Between Antigone And Reckless

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Antigone takes place in Thebes, located in Greece. It was written by Sophocles, in 441 B.C. It was written in such different settings and times unlike my book, Reckless. Reckless was written by Cecily von Ziegesar, in the year 2005. So even though Antigone is a greek tragedy which took place a long time ago, and Reckless is a more modern book, it has many similarities. One similarity between the characters in each book is, Antigone and Callie are prideful like Ismene and Jenny are gentle.

Personalities are one of the very first things you notice in a character. I noticed that Antigone and Callie are both prideful throughout their stories. They want people to notice them, a common human feeling. One way I know this is that

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